(With optional extra day of classical. Andalusian technique, March 1)

Space is extremely limited. Register early. This workshop is limited to 10 people.

Tunisia has a richly mixed cultural heritage that includes Phoenician, Berber, Roman, early Christian, Islamic and Jewish elements. The folkloric Tunisian style is tribal and earthy and features horizontal twisting of the hips and pelvic movements. The dancer executes twisting movements to increasingly faster music and sometimes dances with scarves or a pot balanced on her head.

Raqs al Mharem
-Scarf Dance
Originally a flirtatious cafe dance, it took on a more patriotic meaning when dancers started to use a red and a white scarf (the colors of the then secret Tunisian flag) in a show of support for the independence movement in the 1950's. With independence this became the signature dance of the Tunisian National Troupe.

Workshop includes:
--Intensive Overview of Tunisian folkloric dance technique
-Rhythms
-Costuming-how to wrap the melia
-2 choreographies illustrating both approaches to the scarf: as a solo cafe dance and as a troupe dance
-lecture on Tunisian culture with dance videos and slide show

$80. Per day. $85 at door (if there is room)
$150. For 2 days $160 at door (if there is room)
$225. For 3 days, $240 at door (if there is room)

Music available for purchase
Notes will be provided